ICT in the 2000s

[Renegade]

In your opinion, how has ICT changed over the last ten years? In the saying that, do you feel that things have changed for better or worse, and how have things changed in both the club itself, your feeling towards it, and the leadership from both the boardroom and in the dugout.

ICT are in the same league that they were in this time 10 years ago, but I feel that things are worse now than they were then. Not necessarily because of relegation from the SPL, but the way the team plays these days is unrecognisable. Ten years ago the club was being managed by a genius. Perhaps a flawed genius, in some respects and attitudes in his own life, but a football genius nonetheless. There was also a spirit at that time, something that's hard to explain, but you could sense it when you saw the team play. A sense of joy and pride knowing that this was, and we were ICT. Changed days now, long gone are the days of fearing no-one on the football pitch, rather a sense of anxiety, knowing that this team might find beating teams of the calibre of Raith Rovers or Morton too hard a task. The football at self as well is not a patch on what it used to be. Long gone are the days of a free flowing attacking style that would put to the sword even the best of teams, instead now being replaced by the last couple of managers with a plodding, repetitive and uninspiring style of booting he ball up the park at every given opportunity.

How do you feel the club as changed in the last ten years?

[Stirling Observer]

10 years ago we were underdogs - under not much pressure (perhaps leading to playing style)- fans and club were together (fans had more enjoyable matchday experiences)

Currently we are an established team - under pressure from fans to perform (perhaps leading to playing style) - fans feeling distanced from club

very rough summary

overall an enjoyable decade - loads of highlights

[AJS]

An unforgettable time in which we boosted our status, caused some major problems for big teams that rocked the footballing world, that all ended about 3 years ago.

Now it is all rather dismal. We don't really appear to be going anywhere, we are losing money by paying players we should never have and our rivals are better than us.

Therefore i'd say about 3 quarters of the decade has been enjoyable.

[PullMyFinger]

No bad for a bunch of teuchters.

The dacade for me started with the most amazing night at Parkhead, two weeks later my youngest was born.

We managed to get into the top flight of scottish football and stay there against the odds for a few years.

We once had a reputation at TCS for being a hard team to beat at home.

We are a young team, these days will return. Don't know when but they will return though!

[Caley Stan]

First Division title.

5 years in the SPL.

2 Scottish Cup semis.

6 wins over the Old Firm.

Not many would've predicted that level of success 10 years ago. It's been a great decade to be an ICT supporter.

Now we must be punished.......................

[PullMyFinger]

Add to that:

Beaten every senior Scottish team we have met in competition at some point.